Just don’t call it a friendly! The oldest rivalry in international football is happening in Dubai this weekend, on Friday February 28, in the form of a legends match featuring some of England and Scotland’s most familiar players.

In the third installment of this exciting annual series at the JA Centre of Excellence, stars like Teddy Sheringham, Lee Clark, Andy Goram and John Collins will face-off in what was a match to first take place in 1872 in London. The Legends Game, which kicks off at 3pm on Friday February 28, is the main event on a day of football. 

Ahead of the big game, What’s On spoke a number of the stars taking part and asked them a serious of quick-fire questions about their career and their current view of the beautiful game. Check out their answers below.

Brian O’Neill
What was your career highlight? Scoring last minute winner for Celtic against Rangers at Ibrox
Who was the best player you played with? Paulo Di Canio
Who was the best player you played against? Giovane Elber
Favourite away ground? Westfalenstadion
Favourite current player? Lionel Messi
Who will win the Premier League this year? Chelsea
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Brazil

John Collins
What was your career highlight? Scoring the opening goal of the 1998 FIFA World Cup against Brazil
Who was the best player you played with? A young Thierry Henry
Who was the best player you played against? Zinedine Zidane
Favourite away ground? Funnily enough… Ibrox
Favourite current player? Eden Hazard
Who will win the Premier League this year? Manchester City
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Brazil

Paul Walsh
What was your career highlight? Winning the league with Liverpool
Who was the best player you played with? Kenny Dalglish  
Who was the best player you played against? Franco Baresi
Favourite away ground? Old Trafford
Favourite current player? Luis Suarez
Who will win the Premier League this year? Chelsea
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Impossible to call!

Lee Hendrie
What was your career highlight? Playing for England
Who was the best player you played with? David Beckham
Who was the best player you played against? Patrick Viera
Favourite away ground? Anfield
Favourite current player? Lionel Messi
Who will win the Premier League this year? Chelsea
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Argentina

Bonus…Worst away dressing room you’ve been in? Barnet

Lee Sharpe
What was your career highlight? Scoring a hat-trick at Highbury
Who was the best player you played with? Bryan Robson
Who was the best player you played against? Romario
Favourite away ground? Highbury
Favourite current player? Adnan Januzaj
Who will win the Premier League this year? Manchester City (sorry)
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Argentina

Bonus… Best atmosphere you’ve played in? 1991 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final

John Wark
What was your career highlight? Winning PFA player of the year
Who was the best player you played with? Kenny Dalglish
Who was the best player you played against? A 17 year old Diego Maradona (nobody knew him and he ran rings around us all)
Favourite away ground? Anfield… when I wasn’t at Liverpool!
Favourite current player? Luis Suarez
Who will win the Premier League this year? Manchester City
Who will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Brazil

Bonus… Best atmosphere you’ve played in? 78’ FA Cup Final

 

The full list of players you will able to enjoy this weekend at the JA Centre of Excellence is below. For more information on the brilliant event, visit facebook.com/events

England Line Up: Dave Beasant, Des Walker, Seth Johnson, Paul Walsh, Lee Hendrie, Trevor Sinclair, Lee Sharpe, Dale Gordon, Gavin McCann, Teddy Sheringham, Peter Reid, Chris Brown, Lee Bowyer 

Scotland Line Up: Andy Goram, John Collins, Derek Whyte, Richard Gough, Brian O’Neil, Charlie Miller, John Wark, Scott Booth, Eoin Jess, Andy McLaren, Robbie Winters, John Houston, Corin Dougall, Colin Manson, Paul Griffin, John O’Neill, Gary McSwegan